Footballdata.io
Football API across 1,200+ leagues: fixtures, results, live status, standings, team and match stats, H2H, FIFA rankings, multilingual JSON.
Our rating in one line: As of 2 Nov 2026, Footballdata.io scores 80/100 for Transparency (high transparency) and 71/100 for Access & value, ranked =#9 of 15 in Football. These describe what it publishes, not data quality.
- Type
- Developer API
- Sports
- Football
- Data covers
- International
- From (price)
- Free $0; Starter $19/month (billed annually at $190); Pro $49/month (billed annually at $490)
- Delivery
- REST, JSON
- Documentation
- footballdata.io/documentation
- Plan limits
- Free 2,000/month; Starter 100,000/month; Pro 300,000/month
- Owner / parent
- Not stated
- Affiliate / partner programme
- None found
- Why it's listed here
- Describes itself as a football data API; no selections.
- First seen
- Domain registered 11 Jan 2026 (RDAP record for footballdata.io, source)
At a glance
- Rank
- =#9 of 15 · Football
- Free access
- Free plan: 2,000 requests a month, 5 leagues, attribution required
- MCP server
- Not published
- Status page
- Not published
Scores describe what the provider publishes, not data quality. Not an endorsement.
Transparency score breakdown
| Criterion | What we found (checked 18 Oct 2026) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing published Pricing published (a paid price with currency, or a stated free-only product) | Free $0; Starter $19/month (billed annually at $190); Pro $49/month (billed annually at $490) footballdata.io ↗ | 30 / 30 |
| Public documentation Public documentation (readable without signing up) | Public docs footballdata.io ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Coverage list Coverage list published (sports / competitions) | Coverage listed footballdata.io ↗ | 15 / 15 |
| Plan limits published Plan limits or allowances published (requests, leagues, features) | Free 2,000/month; Starter 100,000/month; Pro 300,000/month footballdata.io ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Public status page Public status page | Not published | 0 / 10 |
| Company identity Company identity stated (legal entity or address) | Not published | 0 / 10 |
| Delivery method stated Delivery method stated (API, feed, files, app) | REST, JSON footballdata.io ↗ | 5 / 5 |
| Total | 80 / 100 |
Not published or not found on the provider's own pages = 0 points. How this score works · How to raise a transparency score.
Access & value score breakdown
| Criterion | What we found (checked 18 Oct 2026) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Free access Free access: ongoing free tier/key/data 20, time-limited trial 10 | Free plan: 2,000 requests a month, 5 leagues, attribution required footballdata.io ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Entry price Entry price (cheapest published paid plan, GBP): free-only or ≤£10 20 · ≤£40 15 · ≤£100 10 · ≤£400 5 | Cheapest paid plan ≈ £14.25 (published prices: Free $0; Starter $19/month (billed annually at $190); Pro $49/month (billed annually at $490)) footballdata.io ↗ | 15 / 20 |
| Sports covered Sports covered (information only, not scored) | Football | Info only |
| Data types Data types: 1–2 5 · 3–4 10 · 5+ 15 | fixtures, results, live status, standings, match stats, H2H footballdata.io ↗ | 10 / 15 |
| Delivery options Delivery options: REST/HTTP API 5 + push (WebSocket/SSE/webhook) 5 + bulk files 5 + MCP server 5 | API footballdata.io ↗ | 5 / 20 |
| Historical data Historical data or archive published | Historical fixtures and results (all plans) footballdata.io ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Total | 60 / 85, scaled to 71 / 100 |
Not published or not found on the provider's own pages = 0 points. How this score works.
Where the data covers
Coverage regions come from the competitions the provider lists on its own pages (USA = NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS or NCAA; UK & Ireland = UK/IE racing, Premier League, EFL, Scottish football, UK/IE darts, snooker or cricket; Australia = AFL, NRL, Australian racing or competitions; International = anything else). They are not where the company is based.
| Region | Evidence (as published) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| International | 1,200+ leagues listed | footballdata.io/ |
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